Cryptocurrency Prices Today Oct 18: BTC Touches $68K, ETH, SOL, XRP Flux

Cryptocurrency prices today sparked mixed investor sentiments, showing fluxing actions. BTC briefly touched $68K & altcoins faced volatility.
By Coingape Staff
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Highlights

  • BTC struggles to maintain a hold above $68K despite massive inflows in Bitcoin ETFs.
  • ETH, SOL, and XRP faced market turbulence, showing volatility.
  • The meme coin sector showed considerable gains today.

Cryptocurrency Prices Today, October 18: The broader market on Friday again showcased mixed actions, sparking investor speculations globally. Although Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly touched the $68K mark today, Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP prices encountered market volatility. Besides, POPCAT & MEW emerged as the day’s top market gainers, soaring roughly 11%.

Simultaneously, the global crypto market cap witnessed a 0.21% rise to $2.33 trillion. However, the total market volume plummeted over 6% from yesterday to $75.89 billion. Here’s a brief report on some of the leading coins by market cap and their price movements today.

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Cryptocurrency Prices Today (October 18)

While BTC price briefly touched $68K today, the flagship crypto soon backtracked to the $67K level. In the interim, despite facing considerable turbulence, ETH maintained a break above the $2,600 level. Simultaneously, SOL and XRP prices dipped roughly 1% over the past day. However, the meme coins sector has garnered considerable investor attention, showcasing notable gains. So, let’s dig deeper into the coins’ prices today.

Bitcoin Price Today

BTC price gained nearly 0.5% at press time and is trading at $67,738. The flagship crypto’s intraday low and high were recorded as $66,647.39 and $68,199.53, respectively. Further, the coin’s price chart showed a highly turbulent movement over the past day despite $470.48 million inflows in Bitcoin ETFs as of October 17, per Sosovalue data. Simultaneously, BTC’s market cap was evaluated as $1.34 trillion today. Besides, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 57.73%, up 0.25% from yesterday.

Ethereum Price Today

ETH price chart indicated a nearly 1% drop in value and is resting at $2,617. Its intraday low and high were recorded as $2,577.31 and $2,649.30, respectively. Even Ethereum faces significant turbulence despite $48.41 million worth of inflows in ETH ETFs. Simultaneously, Whale Alert data showed considerable ETH dumps to Coinbase over the past day, aligning with the volatile price movement. The coin’s market cap stood at $314.56 billion today. Meanwhile, it’s noteworthy that Ethereum devs are looking to add EIP 7742 to the Pectra Upgrade, garnering additional attention to the crypto.

Solana Price Today

SOL price illustrated a drop of over 1% in value and is currently trading at $152. The coin’s intraday low and high were recorded as $147.94 and $154.69, respectively. Solana’s market cap rested at $71.35 billion today. A recent CoinGape Media report shows that the SOL price decline aligns with reducing DEX volume on the network, among other factors.

XRP Price Today

Simultaneously, XRP price slipped nearly 1% in the past 24 hours and is now trading at $0.5436. The coin’s intraday low and high were registered as $0.5405 and $0.5641, respectively. XRP’s market cap rested at $30.83 billion today. Notably, this slumping action comes amid rising concerns as the U.S. SEC files a Civil Appeal Pre-argument statement (Form C) in the XRP lawsuit.

Meme Coins Prices Today

Meanwhile, Dogecoin (DOGE) embarked upon significant gains, up nearly 6.5% to $0.1331 today. Similarly, Shiba Inu (SHIB) price soared nearly 2% to $0.00001884. Also, it’s worth mentioning that POPCAT & MEW emerged as the day’s top gainer.

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Top Cryptocurrency Gainers Prices Today

Cat in a dogs world

MEW price surged over 11% in the past 24 hours and is now trading at $0.009448. Its intraday low and high were $0.008204 and $0.009468, respectively.

POPCAT

POPCAT price followed, noting a 11% uptick in value to $1.39. The coin’s intraday low and high were $1.18 and $1.38, respectively.

Celestia

TIA price experienced gains worth 6% over the past day and is now trading at $6.23. The coin’s intraday low and high were $5.57 and $6.32, respectively.

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Top Cryptocurrency Losers Prices Today

Maker DAO

MKR price dipped 7% over the past day and is currently sitting at $1,201. The coin’s 24-hour low and high were $1,191.82 and $1,282.09, respectively.

Starknet

STRK price dropped 6% in the past 24 hours and is now trading at $0.3916. Its intraday low and high were $0.3886 and $0.4111, respectively.

Bonk

BONK price noted a 4% decline in value to $0.00002353 today. The coin’s intraday low and high were $0.00002223 and $0.00002433, respectively.

Besides, the hourly time frame charts sparked further concerns over the cryptocurrency prices today. BTC price slipped 0.14% in the hourly duration, whereas ETH slipped 0.05%.

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